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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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